Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the telco is expecting around 7% throughput gain in high traffic areas with the wider coverage due to higher gain antennas
In sum – what to know:
3,000 radios in first phase –...
The collaboration focuses on integrating updated processing platforms into Orange’s network infrastructure
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More sites – Following pilot projects that have been underway since 2023, Samsung and Orange announced plans to extend the number of vRAN and Open RAN sites in...
As well as Rakuten Mobile, KDDI has started to deploy open vRAN, and SoftBank is also interested – says Omdia
In sum – what to know:
Leading APAC – Japan is Asia-Pacific’s leading Open vRAN market, with Rakuten operating the largest fully virtualized O-RAN network globally.
Uneven...
Deploying and operating Open RAN environments is far more complex than the vision suggests
Open RAN (Radio Access Network) has been heralded as a breakthrough for mobile operators, promising flexibility, innovation, and vendor diversity by disaggregating hardware and software into open, interoperable components. In theory,...
For starters, automation and cloud-native tooling are making Open RAN more scalable, not less
Despite the very real progress made around Open RAN, a few myths still linger. Many still believe the technology remains experimental, while others assume it is only suitable for limited, rural...
Open RAN promises innovation and freedom, but only if performance, timing, and security work flawlessly together.
Join experts Owen O’Donnell, Wireless Product Marketing Manager at VIAVI and Paul Norris, Strategic Account Director at Calnex Solutions to learn how the strategic partnership between VIAVI and Calnex...
Open RAN has made progress, but it’s still far from delivering on its original promise. The multi-vendor vision remains unattained, energy efficiency is still a major concern and CSPs have little incentive to rip and replace what already works. What’s holding Open RAN back...
An Omdia analyst told RCR Wireless News that Japan remains the regional leader — and the global reference point — for open vRAN deployments
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Japan leads global open vRAN adoption – Rakuten Mobile operates the world’s largest open vRAN network,...
Under the agreement, Samsung will provide its vRAN software supporting 2G, 4G, and 5G, along with O-RAN compliant radios
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Major O-RAN expansion – Vodafone’s first large-scale Open RAN deployment spans thousands of sites, starting with Hannover and Wismar..
Multi-vendor AI-enabled vRAN...
Nokia has licensed Juniper’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) technology from HPE and absorbed its 45-person development team, enhancing its MantaRay SMO platform with AI-powered automation for multi-vendor 5G and open RAN networks.
In sum – what to know:
AI assets – licensing deal gives Nokia access...
Samsung will deliver its vRAN platform with support across multiple generations of mobile networks, including 2G, 4G, and 5G
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Expanded Open RAN role in Europe – Vodafone selected Samsung to supply vRAN and O-RAN compliant radios for deployments across several...
Open RAN is entering its next phase. After years of grinding work to standardize open interfaces between disaggregated radio components, the focus now shifts to leveraging this new open architecture to deliver tangible innovation.
The milestone represents a significant proof of concept for Open RAN’s interoperability and network flexibility, according to the companies
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Key Open RAN milestones – The successful Open RAN call using Ericsson basebands and 1Finity radios — and the live deployment...
AT&T and Ericsson said the rApp deployment marks a significant advancement in multi-vendor programmability
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An rApp first - AT&T claims to be the first CSP globally to deploy a third-party rApp to optimize its live production network.
Ericsson's EIAP - The...
The non-profit R&D powerhouse is going to market with a wideband massive MIMO Open RAN radio unit engineered for densification and defense
When Battelle, a non-profit R&D organization known for bringing breakthrough technologies from lab to market, decided to enter the telecommunications space, they were...
Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn, books, magazines, movies, newspapers, and records, things I think are insightful and interesting. What I’m not in the habit of doing is ever revisiting those insightful, interesting bits of commentary and doing anything with...
Funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, the VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR™) validated Battelle's RavenStar™ technology, a software-defined radio platform with massive MIMO capabilities and advanced beamforming for use across the FR1 band.
Learn how using VALOR’s hybrid...
Converging 5G Open RAN with neutral-host DAS offers a promising path for better indoor coverage, but what does such a deployment look like practically?
As 5G adoption continues to escalate worldwide, communications service providers (CSPs) are trying to strike a balance between expanding their networks...
Samsung said the pilot supports Orange’s strategy to diversify suppliers and adopt flexible, cloud-based networks
Orange France and Samsung have completed the first 4G and 5G calls on a virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN network in southwestern France, marking a key milestone in their...
According to Téral Research, Open RAN revenue grew in 2024 — albeit by single digits — contradicting some other firms' findings
Last week, RCR Wireless News reported that a partnership between Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks aiming to accelerate the global expansion of open, interoperable...
1&1 said that four core data centers and 24 edge data centers are already operational on its O-RAN network
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10M subscribers: 1&1 reaches 10M users on its new Open RAN 5G network just 18 months after initial launch.
Decentralized rollout ongoing: The...
The new alliance aims to deliver operator-ready 5G solutions
Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks have announced a strategic partnership to develop integrated Open RAN solutions and accelerate the global expansion of open, interoperable 5G networks. The collaboration brings together Rakuten Symphony’s cloud-native telecom expertise with...
AT&T will implement Rakuten Symphony site management platform as part of the deal
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AT&T to modernize O-RAN nationwide – Extended partnership with Rakuten Symphony enables faster rollout of cloud-native, AI-powered Open RAN infrastructure across the U.S.
Legacy systems replaced in record...
Open RAN is entering its next phase. After years of the grinding work to standardize open interfaces between disaggregated radio components, the focus now shifts to leveraging this new open architecture to deliver tangible innovation.Using the RAN Intelligent Controller and a nascent ecossytem of...
JTower said it will begin interoperability testing with Japan’s four mobile carriers in fiscal year 2025
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Japan’s first Open RAN 5G radio – JTower’s new shared unit supports Sub6 bands across four operators, using O-RAN for flexible vendor interoperability.
Real shared...
